Daily Republican., 1887-07-20
The Street ana sswsr &c, i'm, ,sslon.

evening in their now quarters at Sixth
and King streets. q. O. Montgomery
sent In co onmunication dec lining the
position of secretary, to which be was
elected at The last meeting, and 1t was
accepted.
The payroll of the Street Depa,t
ment for the week ending July 18th,
amounting to S2O5.68. was presented,
and an order drawn for the amount.
Mr.. Gawthrop offered tho follow ing,
which was adopted:
WHEREAS, A great number OF side
walks Of this city are overgrown with
grass and weeds. which gather an &C
cum ulation Of Hlth aud rubbish de.ri.
mental to the health Of the city; there
fore, be 1t
Resolved. That properly owners be
required to have such growth removed
by August |. and IL not SO removed the
work will be done under direction OF
this board, 1T such property owners
expense.
The Street Department WAS instructed
to remove all grass and weeds from the
streets Of this city. It was decided 20
make . thorough inspection Of all the
streets, lanes and alleys Of this city at
an early dsy.
The following spsctnoatto,.4 for clean
ing streets and cutters, and removing
ashes and rubbish incidental to house.
keeping were adopted:
For properly carry ing on the work as
specified below, the city shall be divided
into four distriots as follows:
District, No. West Of the west sid @
OF Market street and north of the north
side of Sixth street to the Brandy wine
creek. District No. 2-EAst of the west
side OF Market street aud north of the
north side OF Sixth street, including all
the Ninth ward east and west OF Mar
ket, aud all of Market street Forth of
Sixth street. District No. 3-West Of
the west side of Ma, ket street and south
Sixth street west Of Market to the city
side of Market street and south of the
north side Of Sixth street, including all
Market street south Of 8 xih and Sixth
street east Of Market.
All paved and macadAmized public
highways, whether avenues, streets,
lanes, alleys, courts CT passsgew,ye +,
and all cutters thereon shall be thor
oughly scraped and swept, and all
sur 10 oe dirt, rubbish, lssves, Rrass and
loose gtones shall be RENT owed therefrc IN
as follows: In District No. /, Tenth
street and Delaware avenue twice esca
week; oil other high ways once each
week. In District No. q Market
street twice each week all other high
ways once each weak. In d ctr Q; No.
8. Madison strset and Front street
twice each week; all other high was 6
once each week. In District No. 4,
French strest batween Font and
Water streets, Market street. From.
street and Fourth street, twice each
W week all other highways once each
week. In addition to the above. all
those portions ofthe dTivewAys OF King
street, Madison street and all publ c
high way ooniinguous thereto in which
markets al 9 or may be held, Wa, hing
ton street from Third street to Fourth
street, Fourth street from Wash ingtop
STREET to Jefferson street, and Eighth
street from Orange street to TaInall
street, sha II immediately after marke,
hours on Wednesday and Saturday OF
each week be cleaned as specified IN
sections 3 and 5 following, and at the
81 me time ell CUTTERS at said places
be cleaned ss specified.
All matter prsj ldicial t. health, sud
all rubbish and filth deposlted or at an
time existing In the driveway or guttert
or any unpaved public highway, shal
be promptly removed, aud said high
way and cutters ahall at oil times bs
kept clear OF such matter and clean
and ct all times clear of grass and
leaves and other refuse.
All the cutters in paved and unpaved
public highways tdat msy be kept wei
by the continuous f1ow of filthy water
or sewage, fhall, from the tirst day o.
May to the first day Of November, bs
sc,apec, brushed out and thoroughly
c,eansed with water where water Ii
obtainable from Gre pluss) twice eaot
week, and from the first day Of Noven..
Der to the FIRST day OF May tnce each
week, except when prevented by frost
/ or storm, remove the plates from al
covered cutters aud thoroughly clean
, the same when n cessary.
All heaps or accumulstions OF sweep
, ings and all dirt from public highway.
and cutters shall be promptly removed
/ within th,ee (3) hours from the TINA Il
is gathered In heaps. All material shall
+ be removed in tight carts, to effectuail,
prevent the contents spilling or shak
. ing of.
All ashes, dirt and rubbish made IL
the prosecution OF any business OF
building operation, or by or for tle use
OF any steam engine or other motor
shall be removed at the expense OF TIE
proprietor Of such business or raotor.
During the time that cellar or Other
excavatiors ale being made, all paved
,, streets, str, OF crossings, over which the
excsvated material Is being hauled
within two (2) squares Of said exoava
ton or place or loading, shall, II dee IN cd
necessary by the directors of the Street
and Sewer Departm snt, be cleaned mol
less than twice each week.
At street Intersections and at 81
other points where dirt eccumu lates
during storms or at other times, tht
dirt shall be removed and the streets
made clean within twenty-fou,
(2D hours thereafter, without specia
notics to the contractor OF said district
Daring the season of snow and ice, a.
street crossings and cross cutters, and
all streets in front of and about fire
> plugs for radius of six feet, shall be
kept clear of Ice and snow.
: After Il 9 siapi1g of the contrsct, and
before commen cling work, the coutrac
) tor shall Issue circulars, giving his
name and address, and stating the day
and hour for collecting the ashes. He
: shall serve c)py of said circular tc
each and every building, shall repea,
said services In the last weeks OF April
and October, and shall at all times
keep supply OF said circulars Ut the
office of the street directors.
All carts for removing ashes shall
have high sides and ende, and shall be
, tight and closely covered with canvas.
, They shall at no time bs loaded above
their sides OF ends 60 as TO scatter any
, portion of their contents In the high
ways, or 10 any way permit the wind to
blow dust therefrom.
4. ILL oh al u.